[CPLUG] Looking for a new PC Gamepad

[Mark Gius]

I used my roommate's Xbox360 controller last night for assasin's creed
and some PS2 emulation, worked great.  I'll have to see I like it for
SNES emulation tonight.  Thanks for the warning.

Mark

On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Josh Berry <des at condordes.net> wrote:
>
> On Nov 1, 2009, at 8:56 , Neil Hockaday wrote:
>
>> It's probably not a popular answer, but take at look at the MS Xbox360
>> controller.  I've used them for emulation play under both Windows and
>> Linux.  They're rock-solid and work great.
>
> By contrast, I tried using the 360 controller for old-school (SNES)
> gaming, and found it nearly unusable because the D-Pad is way too
> analog for me.  I'd hit "Up", and it would go "Up/Left", or "Up/
> Right", etc.
>
> I ended up buying a used PS1 controller and USB adapter.  Works much
> better for me.  Since you're playing PS2 games anyway, might as well
> try to find a PS2 controller.
>
> And yes, it works OOB on Linux (if you have the right drivers built). ;)
>
> -- Josh
>
>
>> Cedric Wienold wrote:
>>> Personally, I bought a PS2-USB adapter from electricquarter.com
>>> about 4
>>> years ago and have never looked back. PC gamepads have never worked
>>> as
>>> nicely for me as a real PS2 controller. The newer adapters also have
>>> rumble functionality, so that's a plus.
>>>
>>> Mark Gius wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm looking for a new PC Gamepad, and the company I bought my last
>>>> two
>>>> from seems to have gone by the wayside recently, as all of their new
>>>> products are getting slammed in reviews.  I'm wondering if anybody
>>>> in
>>>> the LUG has a gamepad that they're particularly fond of.
>>>>
>>>> For reference, I'm looking for a gamepad primarily for the
>>>> purposes of
>>>> playing emulated PS1, PS2, and SNES games.
>>>>
>>>> My current gamepad (and the one before it) is a FireStorm Dual
>>>> Power 3
>>>> USB controller.  You can see what it looks like here
>>>> (http://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-Fire-Storm-Power-Gamepad/dp/B000056Q1D/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
>>>> ).
>>>> It was literally built like a rock, and it's taken it something
>>>> like 4
>>>> years to generate any sort of mechanical failure.
>>>>
>>>> At this point most gamepads are probably PnP and will work in
>>>> Linux as
>>>> well as Windows, but I'm mainly running emulators in windows so
>>>> Linux
>>>> compatibility is a plus, but not a requirement.
>>>>
>>>> So, anybody got a gamepad they love to death?
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
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